WMNF Pulse: Keeping You Updated

The Florida Commission on Ethics ended a case against former Sen. Jack Latvala, who left office amid sexual harassment allegations.

This morning on WMNF-Tampa 88.5-FM, public affairs program The Skinny welcomes Tampa Bay Times reporter Shauna Muckle, who published a story about equity for Florida’s Black farmers who—after the passage of HB 387—were granted licenses...

On September 5th, 2023, Leonard Mack was exonerated by DNA evidence of a rape crime that happen in Greenburg, New York  in 1975.  Mack’s conviction resulted in him serving nearly a decade in prison, and...

The Escambia County School Board asked to move a lawsuit about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three.”

Walt Disney Parks filed a narrowed lawsuit alleging its First Amendment rights were violated by Florida for voicing opposition to a 2022 law.

A sentencing hearing for former state Rep. Joe Harding, R-Ocala, has been called off because the federal courthouse will be closed.

The Florida Supreme Court kept in place deletion of part of a rule allowing judges to take courses in “fairness and diversity” in continuing education.

The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council during a meeting Thursday.

Lakewood Ranch legal battle A couple is fighting a plan for thousands of new homes to be built as part of an expansion of Lakewood Ranch near their rural neighborhood in Sarasota County. They have...

My guests on MidPoint today, former Hillsborough Co. Comm’r Mariella Smith, Hillsborough Co. Arts Council Board Chair Theron Butler, and former Hillsborough Arts Council Program Dir. Jenny Carey explained why the arts are a driver...

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a co-founder of the group Moms for Liberty, Tina Descovich, to the Florida Commission on Ethics.

WMNF’s Volunteer Committee will host a zoom All Station Meeting on Thursday, September 14th, 2023. There will be a social time from 6:30 to 7pm, and then the meeting will start. The meeting is open...